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Competitions · Colombia

Barichara Open 2023

Barichara, Santander · 20 August 2023 · 4 events · 34 competitors · 22 personal bests

Michael Andres Castillo Lemus won three of the four events (3×3, 4×4, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Lorenzo Gonzalez by 0.05 seconds. 34 competitors produced 22 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jerónimo Aristizábal Medina took a 2×2 single of 37.95 down to 9.09, 76 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Michael Andres Castillo Lemus — 3×3, 4×4, Pyraminx
0.05s
closest final — 2×2, Lorenzo Gonzalez over Michael Andres Castillo Lemus
22
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Michael Andres Castillo Lemus7.628.32
2×2Lorenzo Gonzalez2.393.44
4×4Michael Andres Castillo Lemus30.0531.88
PyraminxMichael Andres Castillo Lemus4.656.84

The PB harvest

22 set · 13 still standing

First-timers

13 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

34 competitors · 156 results · 4 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Michael Andres Castillo Lemus won it with a 8.32 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1F D2 R2 U F2 R D B' R2 D B2 U' L2 D B2 U F2 U2 F R2
  2. 2R2 D L2 B2 D F2 D2 U' F L' B D2 L F2 R F' R D F2
  3. 3B L' B2 D' R2 U2 R2 B2 D' F2 D' R2 F2 D' R B F' R D' F' D'
  4. 4U2 D L B' L' U' R U2 R2 F U' F2 U2 B2 D F2 B2 L2 U
  5. 5F D2 L2 F2 U2 F U2 F' L2 F D' U F L' R D U2 R' U2 R

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

34 competitors

Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.